Celeron J3355 vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+931%
Celeron J3355
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.75

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Celeron J3355 by a whopping 931% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9632663
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.570.06
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency11.257.09
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 7517% better value for money than Celeron J3355.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3220
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory-8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-700 MHz
Execution Units-12
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-+
OpenGL-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron J3355.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes206
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1600 7.73
+931%
Celeron J3355 0.75

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 1600 12277
+926%
Celeron J3355 1197

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1084
+297%
Celeron J3355 273

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4643
+909%
Celeron J3355 460

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 1600 1129
+1154%
Celeron J3355 90

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1600 147
+209%
Celeron J3355 48

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 0.75
Recency 11 April 2017 30 August 2016
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 930.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Celeron J3355, on the other hand, has 550% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3355 in performance tests.


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